CRKT Homefront with ‘Field Strip’ Technology — Blade Show 2016

The biggest headliner at Blade 2016 might have been Columbia River Knife & Tool’s Homefront with “field strip” technology. More than a decade in the making, the Homefront is a folding knife that allows the user to — yes, you guessed it — field strip the knife!

Yeah, “big deal,” you’re saying.Well, it is, if you think about it.First off, most manufacturers will void your warranty if you take apart your folding knife.Second, even with the few manufacturers that encourage users to take apart their folders, (Chris Reeve, for example), doing so can be a bit tricky as the knife is composed of multiple small parts that are very easy to lose.I know from experience.I lost the back spacer on my Chris Reeve Sebenza 21 after disassembling it. Ugh. Now I have to order a new one.

With the Homefront, the user doesn’t have that problem as the knife breaks down into three large parts.The two aluminium handles and the blade.Pretty cool, huh?

Specs

Overall Length: 8.313 inches

Closed Length: 4.728 inches

Weight: 4.8 ounces

Blade Length: 3.502 inches

Blade Thickness: 0.133 inches

Blade Material: AUS 8

HRC: 57-58

Blade Finish: Brushed Steel

Blade Edge: Plain

Handle Material: 6061 Aluminum

Lock Type: Locking Liner

MSRP: $150

The Homefront with “field strip” technology. The patent is pending, BTW.

Been carrying a folding knife (pocketknife for us old fogies) every day since I was 7, and I’m now 61. I’ve never had the need to disassemble one in all them years. A rinse in hot water, maybe a quick scrub with a toothbrush, and for those stubborn chunks deep down, a sliver of wood whittled down to size with the knife. Then a squirt of good old 3 in One oil and it was as good as new. Just another pricey gizmo to prove Murphy’s Law .